Barzani calls on the United States to arm and train the Peshmerga

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Barzani calls on the United States to arm and train the Peshmerga

23/10/2014 22:05:00

Arbil / NINA / KRG PM Nachervan Barzani discussed on Thursday with a delegation of the American Congress to confront the IS and provide aid to the displaced people in the region.

A statement by the provincial government today said that Barzani met with a delegation of the US Congress headed by Daryl Lisa chairman of the Monitoring and Government Reform Committee in the Congress.

The statement quoted the head of the American delegation as saying that "the Kurdistan region is fighting terrorism for the values of freedom, and the Peshmerga is fighting the terrorists in the front lines and they need more support and arming.

For his part, PM of the Kurdistan Regional Government called on the US government to support the region and supply it with heavy weapons and the training of the Peshmerga forces./ End

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